Rhythm of War/Statistical analysis

This page contains some statistical analysis of Rhythm of War, the fourth book in The Stormlight Archive.

For a full series overview see The Stormlight Archive/Statistical analysis, and for other books in the series see The Way of Kings/Statistical analysis, Words of Radiance/Statistical analysis, and Oathbringer/Statistical analysis.

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Chapter by Chapter Breakdown

Chapter	Character	Word Count	Percentage
Prologue: To Pretend	Navani Kholin	5,812	1.27%
Part 1: Burdens		96,729	21.22%
Chapter 1: Calluses	Lirin	3,918	0.86%
Chapter 2: Severed Cords	Kaladin	2,572	0.56%
	Shallan Davar	1,438	0.32%
	Kaladin	2,199	0.48%
Chapter 3: The Fourth Bridge	Navani Kholin	3,698	0.81%
Chapter 4: Architects of the Future	Shallan Davar	1,960	0.43%
Chapter 5: Broken Spears	Kaladin	2,689	0.59%
	Shallan Davar	945	0.21%
	Kaladin	1,467	0.32%
Chapter 6: A Loose Thread	Shallan Davar	1,102	0.24%
	Kaladin	582	0.13%
	Navani Kholin	1,645	0.36%
	Kaladin	1,469	0.32%
Chapter 7: The Rarest Vintage	Shallan Davar	2,837	0.62%
	Kaladin	1,384	0.3%
	Shallan Davar	691	0.15%
Chapter 8: Surrender	Kaladin	1,048	0.23%
	Shallan Davar	1,593	0.35%
	Kaladin	1,179	0.26%
Chapter 9: Contradictions	Kaladin	1,580	0.35%
	Navani Kholin	2,317	0.51%
	Shallan Davar	2,217	0.49%
Chapter 10: A Single Casualty	Kaladin	3,483	0.76%
Chapter 11: Passion and Courage	Venli	4,551	1%
Chapter 12: A Way to Help	Kaladin	6,486	1.42%
Chapter 13: Another Hunt	Shallan Davar	6,316	1.39%
Chapter 14: Voice	Venli	6,331	1.39%
Chapter 15: The Light and the Music	Kaladin	6,532	1.43%
Chapter 16: An Unknown Song	Navani Kholin	5,037	1.1%
Chapter 17: A Proposal	Navani Kholin	5,104	1.12%
Chapter 18: Surgeon	Kaladin	3,249	0.71%
Chapter 19: Garnets	Navani Kholin	7,516	1.65%
Part 1 Epigraphs		1,594	0.35%
Interludes		5,718	1.25%
Interlude I-1: Sylphrena	Syl	2,829	0.62%
Interlude I-2: Sja-anat	Sja-anat	1,363	0.3%
Interlude I-3: Into the Fire	Taravangian	1,526	0.33%
Part 2: Our Calling		97,882	21.47%
Chapter 20: The Unseen Court	Shallan Davar	3,319	0.73%
Chapter 21: The Seething Knot	Adolin Kholin	6,222	1.36%
Chapter 22: No Use Talking	Adolin Kholin	5,121	1.12%
	Shallan Davar	178	0.04%
Chapter 23: Binding Wounds	Kaladin	2,660	0.58%
Chapter 24: Full of Awe	Shallan Davar	2,867	0.63%
Chapter 25: Devotary of Mercy	Kaladin	3,996	0.88%
Chapter 26: A Little Espionage	Shallan Davar	7,343	1.61%
Chapter 27: Banners	Navani Kholin	3,813	0.84%
Chapter 28: Heresies	Navani Kholin	1,448	0.32%
Chapter 29: A Cage Without Bars	Adolin Kholin	1,951	0.43%
	Shallan Davar	1,273	0.28%
	Adolin Kholin	1,770	0.39%
Chapter 30: The Betrayal	Shallan Davar	1,145	0.25%
	Adolin Kholin	931	0.2%
	Shallan Davar	675	0.15%
	Adolin Kholin	1,475	0.32%
Chapter 31: Daughter of Traitors	Venli	2,163	0.47%
Chapter 32: Of Three Minds	Adolin Kholin	580	0.13%
	Shallan Davar	2,188	0.48%
Chapter 33: Understanding	Kaladin	695	0.15%
Chapter 34: A Flame Never Extinguished	Shallan Davar	4,886	1.07%
Chapter 35: The Strength of a Soldier	Adolin Kholin	954	0.21%
	Shallan Davar	658	0.14%
	Adolin Kholin	3,310	0.73%
Chapter 36: The Price of Honor	Shallan Davar	2,548	0.56%
	Adolin Kholin	1,537	0.34%
Chapter 37: Silence From the Dead	Navani Kholin	2,110	0.46%
	Venli	965	0.21%
	Kaladin	1,029	0.23%
	Venli	850	0.19%
Chapter 38: Rhythm of the Terrors	Navani Kholin	585	0.13%
	Venli	733	0.16%
	Kaladin	1,690	0.37%
	Venli	271	0.06%
Chapter 39: Invasion	Kaladin	591	0.13%
	Navani Kholin	695	0.15%
	Kaladin	1,641	0.36%
	Navani Kholin	948	0.21%
	Kaladin	1,313	0.29%
Chapter 40: In for All	Navani Kholin	2,813	0.62%
Chapter 41: The Most Dangerous	Venli	1,693	0.37%
	Navani Kholin	1,141	0.25%
	Kaladin	1,028	0.23%
Chapter 42: Armor and Teeth	Navani Kholin	1,287	0.28%
	Kaladin	1,105	0.24%
	Navani Kholin	739	0.16%
	Venli	804	0.18%
	Navani Kholin	351	0.08%
	Venli	697	0.15%
	Navani Kholin	1,644	0.36%
Chapter 43: Men and Monsters	Kaladin	4,730	1.04%
Part 2 Epigraphs		723	0.16%
Interludes		9,126	2%
Interlude I-4: Vyre	Moash	2,171	0.48%
Interlude I-5: Lift	Lift	3,811	0.84%
Interlude I-6: A Boon and a Curse	Taravangian	3,144	0.69%
Part 3: Songs of Home		97,698	21.43%
Chapter 44: Tinder Waiting for the Spark	Kaladin	2,917	0.64%
Chapter 45: A Bold Heart, a Keen and Crafty Mind	Eshonai (flashback)	956	0.21%
	Venli (flashback)	1,982	0.43%
Chapter 46: The Weight of the Tower	Navani Kholin	1,764	0.39%
	Kaladin	1,974	0.43%
Chapter 47: A Cage Forged of Spirits	Dalinar Kholin	2,865	0.63%
Chapter 48: Scent of Death, Scent of Life	Eshonai (flashback)	2,336	0.51%
Chapter 49: Soul of Discovery	Navani Kholin	2,231	0.49%
	Kaladin	2,785	0.61%
	Navani Kholin	938	0.21%
Chapter 50: Queen	Dalinar Kholin	6,186	1.36%
Chapter 51: To Sing Hopeless Songs	Venli	1,818	0.4%
Chapter 52: A Path Toward Saving	Venli (flashback)	2,232	0.49%
Chapter 53: Compassion	Venli	2,329	0.51%
Chapter 54: The Future Become Dust	Dalinar Kholin	1,709	0.37%
	Renarin Kholin	1,456	0.32%
Chapter 55: Kinship with the Open Sky	Kaladin	3,406	0.75%
Chapter 56: Nodes	Venli	2,704	0.59%
Chapter 57: Child of Odium	Eshonai (flashback)	1,166	0.26%
	Venli (flashback)	1,490	0.33%
	Eshonai (flashback)	783	0.17%
Chapter 58: Spanreeds	Kaladin	2,601	0.57%
Chapter 59: The Lattice of a Growing Crystal	Kaladin	5,397	1.18%
Chapter 60: Essai	Venli	3,351	0.74%
Chapter 61: Oil and Water	Navani Kholin	3,908	0.86%
Chapter 62: Keeper of Forms	Eshonai (flashback)	1,817	0.4%
Chapter 63: Practice	Kaladin	3,747	0.82%
Chapter 64: Personal Reminder	Jasnah Kholin	4,506	0.99%
Chapter 65: Hypothesis	Navani Kholin	2,228	0.49%
Chapter 66: Bearer of Agonies	Dalinar Kholin	3,547	0.78%
Chapter 67: Song of Stones	Venli	2,213	0.49%
Chapter 68: One Family	Eshonai (flashback)	3,380	0.74%
Chapter 69: Pure Tones of Roshar	Navani Kholin	4,010	0.88%
Chapter 70: Well	Kaladin	722	0.16%
	Navani Kholin	241	0.05%
	Kaladin	5,216	1.14%
Chapter 71: Rider of Storms	Dalinar Kholin	3,444	0.76%
Chapter 72: Outmatched	Navani Kholin	586	0.13%
Part 3 Epigraphs		757	0.17%
Interludes		4,459	0.98%
Interlude I-7: Szeth	Szeth	1,743	0.38%
Interlude I-8: Chiri-Chiri	Chiri-Chiri	1,129	0.25%
Interlude I-9: The Sword	Taravangian	1,587	0.35%
Part 4: A Knowledge		78,430	17.2%
Chapter 73: Which Master to Follow	Venli (flashback)	2,449	0.54%
Chapter 74: A Symbol	Venli	2,338	0.51%
Chapter 75: The Middle Step	Adolin Kholin	1,325	0.29%
	Shallan Davar	3,266	0.72%
Chapter 76: Harmony	Navani Kholin	3,687	0.81%
Chapter 77: The Proper Legality	Venli (flashback)	4,196	0.92%
Chapter 78: The High Judge	Shallan Davar	1,278	0.28%
	Adolin Kholin	2,355	0.52%
	Shallan Davar	285	0.06%
Chapter 79: Open Wound	Rlain	2,832	0.62%
Chapter 80: The Dog and the Dragon	Kaladin	5,620	1.23%
Chapter 81: Trapped	Eshonai (flashback)	1,430	0.31%
	Venli (flashback)	391	0.09%
Chapter 82: Knife	Shallan Davar	1,903	0.42%
	Adolin Kholin	879	0.19%
Chapter 83: The Games of Men and Singers	Venli	3,727	0.82%
Chapter 84: Scholar	Navani Kholin	2,451	0.54%
Chapter 85: Dabbid	Dabbid	2,258	0.5%
Chapter 86: The Song of Mornings	Venli (flashback)	2,992	0.66%
Chapter 87: Trial by Witness	Adolin Kholin	4,151	0.91%
	Shallan Davar	1,203	0.26%
Chapter 88: Falling Star	Eshonai (flashback)	1,302	0.29%
Chapter 89: Voice of Lights	Navani Kholin	2,837	0.62%
Chapter 90: One Chance	Adolin Kholin	2,402	0.53%
	Shallan Davar	989	0.22%
Chapter 91: Worth Saving	Teft	2,667	0.59%
Chapter 92: A Gift	Venli	1,453	0.32%
Chapter 93: Strong Enough	Shallan Davar	3,627	0.8%
Chapter 94: Sacrifice	Adolin Kholin	3,426	0.75%
Chapter 95: What She Truly Was	Venli (flashback)	1,896	0.42%
Chapter 96: A Thousand Lies	Venli	1,245	0.27%
Chapter 97: Freedom	Navani Kholin	4,960	1.09%
Part 4 Epigraphs		610	0.13%
Interludes		4,592	1.01%
Interlude I-10: Hesina	Hesina	1,902	0.42%
Interlude I-11: Adin	Adin	1,371	0.3%
Interlude I-12: Vulnerable	Taravangian	1,319	0.29%
Part 5: Knowing a Home of Songs, Called Our Burden		52,908	11.61%
Chapter 98: An Unwholesome Shade	Dalinar Kholin	1,854	0.41%
Chapter 99: Not Bound	Jasnah Kholin	2,374	0.52%
Chapter 100: Watchers at the Rim	Kaladin	1,054	0.23%
Chapter 101: Undertext	Dalinar Kholin	3,709	0.81%
Chapter 102: Highstorm Coming	Venli	1,151	0.25%
	Navani Kholin	1,589	0.35%
	Kaladin	867	0.19%
Chapter 103: The Legend You Live	Teft	1,117	0.25%
	Kaladin	510	0.11%
	Teft	294	0.06%
Chapter 104: Full of Hope	Rlain	459	0.1%
	Kaladin	563	0.12%
	Venli	467	0.1%
	Teft	979	0.21%
Chapter 105: Children of Passions	Kaladin	598	0.13%
	Moash	639	0.14%
	Navani Kholin	700	0.15%
Chapter 106: A Hundred Discordant Rhythms	Kaladin	258	0.06%
	Navani Kholin	649	0.14%
	Venli	972	0.21%
	Kaladin	371	0.08%
Chapter 107: Uniting	Navani Kholin	386	0.08%
	Dalinar Kholin	126	0.03%
	Kaladin	110	0.02%
	Dalinar Kholin	169	0.04%
	Venli	378	0.08%
	Kaladin	274	0.06%
	Dalinar Kholin	214	0.05%
Chapter 108: Moments	Kaladin	1,387	0.3%
Chapter 109: Emulsifier	Venli	351	0.08%
	Navani Kholin	293	0.06%
	Rlain	1,438	0.32%
Chapter 110: Reborn	Kaladin	237	0.05%
	Navani Kholin	674	0.15%
	Lirin	467	0.1%
Chapter 111: Unchained	Dalinar Kholin	1,359	0.3%
	Rlain	503	0.11%
	Dalinar Kholin	2,051	0.45%
	Navani Kholin	523	0.11%
	Dalinar Kholin	820	0.18%
	Adin	899	0.2%
	Dalinar Kholin	800	0.18%
	Moash	490	0.11%
Chapter 112: Terms	Dalinar Kholin	3,536	0.78%
Chapter 113: Emotion	Navani Kholin	879	0.19%
	Taravangian	1,679	0.37%
Chapter 114: Broken Gods	Rlain	650	0.14%
	Taravangian	403	0.09%
	Kaladin	567	0.12%
	Taravangian	573	0.13%
Chapter 115: Testament	Shallan Davar	1,442	0.32%
	Venli	1,089	0.24%
Chapter 116: Mercy	Kaladin	969	0.21%
	Lezian	578	0.13%
	Kaladin	357	0.08%
	Dalinar Kholin	892	0.2%
Chapter 117: One Final Gift	Eshonai (flashback)	1,732	0.38%
Epilogue: Dirty Tricks	Wit	1,972	0.43%
Part 5 Epigraphs		467	0.1%
Ars Arcanum		2,537	0.56%
Book Total		455,891	100%

Unique POV Breakdown

Character (23+2)	# of POVs (226)	% of Total POVs	Word Count (455,891)	% of Word Count
Kaladin	49	21.78%	98,904	21.69%
Navani Kholin	39	17.33%	84,237	18.48%
Shallan Davar	28	12.44%	60,172	13.20%
Venli	25	11.11%	44,644	9.79%
Adolin Kholin	16	7.11%	38,389	8.42%
Dalinar Kholin	16	7.11%	33,281	7.30%
Venli (flashback)	8	3.56%	17,628	3.87%
Eshonai (flashback)	9	4.00%	14,902	3.27%
Taravangian	7	3.11%	10,231	2.24%
Jasnah Kholin	2	0.89%	6,880	1.51%
Rlain	5	2.22%	5,882	1.29%
Teft	4	1.78%	5,057	1.11%
Lirin	2	0.89%	4,385	0.96%
Epigraphs	--	--	4,151	0.91%
Lift	1	0.44%	3,811	0.84%
Moash	3	1.33%	3,300	0.72%
Syl	1	0.44%	2,829	0.62%
Ars Arcanum	--	--	2,537	0.56%
Adin	2	0.89%	2,270	0.50%
Dabbid	1	0.44%	2,258	0.50%
Wit	1	0.44%	1,972	0.43%
Hesina	1	0.44%	1,902	0.42%
Szeth	1	0.44%	1,743	0.38%
Renarin Kholin	1	0.44%	1,456	0.32%
Sja-anat	1	0.44%	1,363	0.30%
Chiri-Chiri	1	0.44%	1,129	0.25%
Lezian	1	0.44%	578	0.13%

This meta article is complete, but has yet to be reviewed.